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The Bells

6.219261h 8mNRMovieDramaCrimeHorror

A kindly but desperate Alsatian innkeeper named Mathias murders and robs a rich Jewish merchant staying at his inn, but the ghost of his victim will not let him rest. Meanwhile, a mysterious Mesmerist has come to town, claiming he has made many criminals confess their crimes...

DirectorJames Young
WriterJames Young
ProducerI.E. Chadwick

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Cast · Directed by James Young

LBLionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Mathias
CCCaroline Frances Cooke
Caroline Frances Cooke
Catharine
GSGustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Jerome Frantz
LJLorimer Johnston
Lorimer Johnston
Hans
BKBoris Karloff
Boris Karloff
The Mesmerist
EPEddie Phillips
Eddie Phillips
Christian
LTLola Todd
Lola Todd
Annette
EWE. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
Baruch Koweski / Jethro Koweski
LVLaura La Varnie
Laura La Varnie
Fortune Teller
JGJohn George
John George
Mesmerist Announcer (uncredited)

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